(see bottom of post for links to other Brazil resources)
Documentaries
The Edge of Democracy: Explores one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. Combining unprecedented access to leaders past and present, including Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, with accounts of her own family's complex past, filmmaker Petra Costa (ELENA) witnesses their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.
City of God: 10 Years Later (2013): Shows what has changed in the lives of the actors from the 2002 feature film, City of God. The actors who portrayed Dadinho, Bené, and Li'l Zé, as well as the actress Alice Braga and musician and actor Seu Jorge participated in this documentary.
The Great Robbery of Brazil's Central Bank (2022): In 2005, thieves tunneled into the vault of a bank in Fortaleza, Brazil, and stole more than 160 million reais. 3 episode docuseries.
Films:
https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-highest-grossing-brazilian-films-of-last-20-years-revealed/5120882.article
City of God (2002). Now more than two decades old this movie stands as a cinematic classic on its own whether or not you've got a specific interest in Brasil. "Takes place on the streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's City of God. This is a place where combat photographers fear to tread, police rarely go and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20. In the midst of the oppressive crime and violence, a frail and scared young boy will grow up to discover that he can view the harsh realities of his surroundings with an artistic eye. In the face of impossible odds, his brave ambition to become a professional photographer becomes a window into his world and ultimately his way out."
Elite Squad (2007). Based on the book Elite de Tropa, written by two BOPE policemen. an intense and astonishing look at Rio de Janeiro's notorious favelas, the volatile slums on the edge of the city. The film is set in 1997 and presents an intimate look at the city's vast and intricate web of corruption.
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010). The second highest grossing film of all time in Brasil. After a prison riot, Captain Nascimiento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.
TV Shows:
Invisible City (2023). TV series that brings to life many of the myths and the folklore of Brazil. A man begins to live between reality and an invisible world inhabited by fantastic beings after his wife died - and realized that not everything is as it seems. The Invisible City series, by Oscar-nominated director Carlos Saldanha, delves into the stories of Brazilian folklore in a current way and talks about the power of human relationships.
The Girls from Ipanema (2020). Nostalgic series that takes the viewer into Rio at the birth of Boss-Nova.
The Mechanism (2019). Dramatic fiction series loosely inspired by an investigation of corruption in Brazil's private and state oil companies and construction companies.
Good Morning Veronica (2022). After witnessing a suicide, an unobtrusive police clerk decides to investigate two neglected cases on her own, both involving abused women.
3% (2016). The first Brasilian series to make it big on Netflix. Dystopian series "A world divided into progress and devastation. The link between the two sides - Offshore and Inland - is a rigorous and painstaking system called The Process. Everyone in Inland has a chance to go through The Process to live a better life in Offshore. But only 3% make it through."
The Brotherhood (Irmandade). This one is gripping. O que acontece do lado de dentro de uma facção criminosa? Você teria coragem de se envolver? Cristina só quer fazer o certo, mas "certo" é uma palavra com muitos significados.
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